GeForce GTX 1060 Out Now. GTX 980-Class Performance Starting At $249

The new, much-anticipated NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 is available now! Starting at just $249, the GeForce GTX 1060 delivers GeForce GTX 980-class performance on a single 6-pin PCIE connector, and features the same Pascal-architecture technology found on the record-breaking GeForce GTX 1080 and 1070.

Built on the same 16nm FinFET process as the aforementioned GeForce GTX 1080 and 1070, the GeForce GTX 1060 offers a generational leap in performance-per-Watt efficiency, requiring only 120 Watts to power the latest games and experiences on desktops and in Virtual Reality. Onboard there are 1,280 CUDA Cores, 6 Gigabytes of 8Gbps GDDR5 memory, and a Pascal-architecture GPU with a 1.7GHz boost clock. And with a quick bit of overclocking through easy-to-use tools, the GeForce GTX 1060's GPU can be taken with ease to 2GHz.

Specifications

GTX 1060 (Pascal)

GTX 960 (Maxwell)

GPU

GP106

GM206

SMs

10

8

CUDA Cores

1280

1024

Transistors

4.4 billion

2.94 billion

Base Clock

1506 MHz

1126 MHz

Boost Clock

1708 MHz

1178 MHz

Framebuffer

6 GB

2 GB

Memory Speed

8 GHz

7 GHz

Memory Bandwidth

192 GB/s

112 GB/s

Texture Units

80

64

Texel Fill-Rate

120.5 Gigatexels/s1

72 Gigatexels/s1

ROPs

48

32

L2 Cache

1536 KB

1024 KB

Power Connectors

1 x 6-pin

1 x 6-pin

TDP

120 W

120 W

Display Connectors

3x DisplayPort 1.3/1.4 HDMI 2.0b, Dual Link DVI-I

3x DisplayPort 1.2 HDMI 2.0, Dual Link DVI-I

Die Size

200 mm2

227 mm2

Manufacturing Process

16nm FinFET

28nm

1 Texel Fill-Rates based on the GPU Boost Clock speed

The GeForce GTX 1060's performance enables high-fidelity gaming in the latest titles, as you'd receive on the previous-generation flagship, the GeForce GTX 980. But now, the same experience can be had for a fraction of the cost, giving gamers everywhere excellent performance and excellent graphical fidelity in the newest triple-A titles.

The GeForce GTX 1060 is on average 2.4% faster than the GeForce GTX 980 at 1920x1080, and 73.1% faster than the GeForce GTX 960.

In Virtual Reality, Pascal-architecture GPUs like the GeForce GTX 1060 have an extra weapon, which we call VRWorks. This VR Software Development Kit contains a multitude of NVIDIA-developed technologies that boost performance by up to 3x, enabling developers to crank up visual fidelity and supersampling factors without sacrificing performance. Doing so enables a more realistic and immersive experience that's sharper and clearer, improving detail levels and your sense of presence in virtual worlds.

VRWorks also stars in NVIDIA VR Funhouse, a free VR carnival game developed by NVIDIA Lightspeed Studios, which you can download right this second from Steam. Developed on Epic Games' Unreal Engine 4, VR Funhouse is compatible with the GeForce GTX 1080, 1070 and 1060, and HTC Vive VR headsets. It will also be open sourced to developers and enthusiasts so they can create their own VR Funhouse attractions, and use our work in their own games and experiences. Download and play now.

The GTX 1060 also supports NVIDIA Ansel, a powerful game-capture tool that allows gamers to explore, capture and share the artistry of gaming in ways never before possible. With Ansel, users can compose the gameplay shots they want, pointing the camera in any direction, from any vantage point within a gaming world, and then capture 2D, Stereo, 360° Virtual Reality, 360° Stereo and super resolution screenshots. Try it out now in Mirror's Edge Catalyst.